Chapter 428 427 Manipulated Malice

Chapter 428 427. Manipulated malice

The faint blue light on the top of the magic tower that had been silent for a long time in the Dawn Territory began to shine, and the trajectory of magic flow clearly emerged in the vision of fifth-level magicians and above. The interconnected magic powers formed bridges, stably transmitting information from various areas. Transmitted to the clock tower located in the center of the Dawn Territory.

The clock driven by the magic crystal began to operate the moment it felt the magic. The wind hammer condensed by wind magic lightly struck the giant bell. As the rhythmic magic flowed by, the bell tolled more and more urgently.

Everyone who witnessed the perfect operation of the clock tower's time reporting and warning functions cheered and clapped.

This is not a very difficult task to complete, the key is time.

Since the start of the magic wave, intermittent magic disturbances have prevented the Dawn Territory's defensive array from activating, causing it to run naked. As time went by, the Dusk and Dusk siblings who recorded the magic disturbances were surprised to find that the records of magic malfunctions were gradually decreasing. .

So under Sera's signal, the warning array, which was least disturbed by magic power, officially began to be deployed. At the same time, this was also an observation of the ability of the craftsman group.

After returning to the Dawn Territory, Lu Yu no longer had any interference from external things and could finally develop his territory with peace of mind. However, it was a pity that he knew very little about the upcoming layout.

But he found a lot of relevant history in the vast sea of ​​books.

Magic energy, or just simply magic energy, is a special means of use that is driven by magic or mana and used directly as energy.

It is not that such means have not yet appeared, on the contrary, now all the Mela tribes are using this power to varying degrees, but it is not for civilian use, but for military purposes.

The magic blunderbuss equipped by the Serel elite troops in the Mostana area is a weapon activated by a portable [energy source] containing magic power. The magic power flows through the preset magic circle, triggers it, and then emits powerful magic. Photobombs or beams.

Such weapons are also available in the four major countries of Mela, and are even more sophisticated. However, even though the workmanship is better than the magic blunderbuss that may be scrapped after a few hits in Selel, its higher cost makes the magic blunderbuss still only a minority. Human toys.

During the battle against the dominant vampire race, the Beast Count of Codezonn once used a thousand magic muskets at once, and in the pioneer land under the abundant mountains, they used a formation to fire volleys to severely defeat the alien alliance, which far outnumbered them.

This fierce battle that took place four hundred years ago, when the glorious era was about to fade away, was the battle in which the largest number of magic guns were used in Mera's recorded history, and it was also the last time.

Codezon paid a huge price for defeating the alien coalition. Only 400 of the 1,000 magic guns were recovered intact after the war. The remaining 600 and nearly 500 exploded after being fired only twice, even because they were driven simultaneously. Because of the magic power, it resonated and exploded in a small area.

This fatal explosion almost led to a huge rout in the rear of the Earl of Evil Beasts. If Earl of Evil Beasts had not personally led the guards to fight in a bloody battle to rescue the friendly troops trapped in the enemy's formation, the alien coalition would have defeated the Earl of Evil Beasts on the same day. Drive straight in and end the last trace of tenderness in the glorious era ahead of schedule.

As Codzon, who has the best weapons and equipment forging methods among the four major countries, he loves and hates this new toy that he has been exploring and trying to perfect since the Melias period.

Back in the days when craftsmen had not declined like warriors, Emperor Codezon sent his personal guards to ask if it was possible to improve the structure of magic guns so that they could be widely used.

The great craftsmen from all over the world gave cautious and conservative answers to the emperor.

"We need time, materials, gold coins, space, excellent apprentices, and a relaxed external environment."

Faced with the quarreling forces in the country, Emperor Cordzon finally agreed to the request of the great craftsman against all objections. The ancestors of Ravenis saw the huge potential of this new toy that Melias had worked out, not only Funds were allocated, and even a certain degree of tax exemption was given to the master craftsmen who participated in the research, which was once intended to further enhance their social status.

Sera and Lulu both laughed and commented on the kings of the four great kingdoms of Mera in the glorious era. Even the most foolish and pleasure-loving kings of that period were far better than many of the guys who came onto the stage of history after that.

At that time, they still had the courage to carry out a certain degree of reform, and Ravenis's ancestors were undoubtedly one of them. However, this reform failed to bring Ravenice enough valuable wealth to accumulate for future generations. Instead, it brought a series of disasters to the craftsmen of Mera Continent.

Bo Mu, who was watching, shook her little wings in wonder: "Isn't it great to be exempted from taxes, improve social status, participate in this research, and even get praise from outsiders, and get a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction... Why would it lead to disaster? "

In the room, Lulu, Lu Yu, and Sera were each sitting on chairs, forming a stable triangle and discussing. When they heard Huo Mu's question, the three of them all looked at her, even standing above this stable triangle, like a sacrifice. The same goes for the sacrificial mist demon.

Serra held her chin and said helplessly: "In the middle and late period of Melias's reign, magic guns began to be deployed and used. The failure rate and loss rate remained high. The emperor at that time also intended to make improvements to enhance the army's strength. Fighting, but eventually he gave up."

Lu Yu continued: "It's not because he doesn't want to improve, but because he has been unanimously opposed by the entire power group. In the middle and late period, Melias barely began to implement the imperial system, but because the Senate system had been implemented before, this imperial system was a bit empty, so he couldn't ignore the voices of this group of people, unless he also wanted to try a simple assassination with a few more blood holes on his body."

"Military strength reform is beneficial to the nobles, and the rule is more solid. Why do they oppose it?" Mu was surprised.

"You need to split the army. In the composition of Melias' army, are there more magicians or ordinary people?"

"It must be ordinary... people..." Mu's eyes gradually widened.

Lulu, like Lu Yu, likes this little housekeeper chosen by Sigrid. She called Mu to her side and pinched her face.

"Magic gun production requires the participation of magicians, but in the end, ordinary people use them. These mortals who cannot awaken magic can use magic guns to kill those who have magic... If you were them, what would you choose?"

"Block...Block?"

Sera shook her head: "At that time, Melias still had face. They did not ban it, but just stopped researching and maintaining it. Although the knowledgeable people at that time could not resist the tide, they pointed out a point incisively."

"'We can choose not to study, but we cannot completely block this possibility. Maybe in the era of our descendants, this will be a good thing that can be used properly. '" Sera finished retelling, with a look of emotion, "Maybe these people's words worked, or maybe the major factions in Melias were not a whole and tripped each other up. In short, the manufacture and maintenance of the magic gun were successfully passed down. Unfortunately, it was not the Melias people who used it again. "

"And...time has passed, the environment has changed, but not much. "

Although Ravenis's ancestors rejected all objections, there were many people who were dissatisfied with this order. The magicians who stood with the ruling class and enjoyed the fruits of victory were initially dissatisfied with the improvement of the status of the craftsmen and felt that they were despised.

As time went on, the transformation plan of the magic gun was released, and two samples arrived at the capital of Kodzoen with it.

Ravenis's ancestors tried out the new magic gun in front of the nobles. It had powerful destructive power, adjustable size according to workmanship, wide application of portable firepower, and applicability to activate the functions of ordinary people...

"This is just a sample. If it can be further improved, the probability of failure can be reduced, and the consumption can be reduced, Kodzonn will have an invincible army!"

Ravenis's wise ancestor was beaming with joy at the banquet, imagining the future. This conversation left in the history books did not record the reactions of the audience, but Lu Yu felt a chill on his back every time he read this.

He seemed to be able to see the cold, unhappy, and vicious eyes of the magicians in the crowd.

And what happened soon after pushed this dissatisfaction and displeasure to another extreme-fear.

Less than a year after the dinner, the craftsmen who studied the magic gun claimed that they had found a special method that could allow the magic gun's array to launch attacks that could corrode magic after being driven by magic.

Lu Yu, Sera, and Lulu share the same view as most scholars who studied this period of history in later generations—the craftsmen were lying.

Because almost all the craftsmen who participated in the magic gun modification project later claimed that they had never known that the great craftsmen had discovered this technology, and even the magicians had never found a magic gun with this ability. The technology that was said to be so magical that it could kill magicians was completely fictitious.

Many signs indicate that this was a small trick by several great craftsmen to use the emperor's attention to the magic gun to further enhance their status and importance.

They knew very well that process improvement requires a lot of time for trial and error, and behind a result is often a lot of waste. They told the emperor this before starting the project, but they were worried that the emperor would lose patience after a long period of lack of attention, so they planned to use this as a gimmick to get more funds and care.

This lie and greed eventually detonated the magician group.

Not only the magicians in Kodzoun, but also the entire group of magicians in Mela put pressure on Kodzoun under the instruction of the school, and refused to provide any help to the magic gun modification craftsmen.

Gradually, the non-cooperation spread to the people, and the magicians began to refuse to provide services to the craftsmen, from a scroll to a potion, and even the taverns and shops controlled by the magicians said no to the craftsmen.

This massive action eventually produced a chain reaction, and soon Kodzoun, which was originally peaceful and peaceful, became full of complaints.

Ordinary people could not participate in this level of struggle. Their most intuitive feeling was "price increase". The rising prices of food, basic craft materials, and daily necessities caused widespread dissatisfaction.

They didn't know who to blame, so they could only point all the spearheads at the emperor himself. Unexpectedly, at this stage, insulting the emperor seemed to be guided by someone, and the information within the royal family was constantly thrown to the streets, and the life of the ancestor of Ravenis himself was one-way transparent.

No one punished those who criticized the emperor, the scolding became more and more intense, and the contradictions continued to spiral.

The magicians who mastered the core power had a symbiotic relationship with the rulers. Faced with the huge momentum and pressure from all sides, the Ravennis ancestors panicked. At the most tense time, one-third of the people in the Mage Tower belonging to Kodzoon publicly supported the opponents, but the Ravennis ancestors could not punish this group of people because the other two-thirds of the Mage Tower were also watching.

According to data, except for the Theocracy, which had just completed the domination of the original country and had not yet established a stable foothold among the four major countries, the other two countries sent members to Kodzoon to participate in the event to varying degrees.

All they did was to weaken Kodzoon's already abundant martial virtue.

The craftsmen had a hard time, and in the changing situation, they became the sinners of Kodzoon. The voices of pointing fingers were endless in the streets and alleys.

Ordinary people who resented their worsening lives publicly insulted them and even their children. This organized chaos gradually evolved into spontaneous criticism by the people.

When the first craftsman's home was broken into by the angry crowd and set on fire, everyone seemed to have found an outlet for the fire in their hearts. On the dark streets, the crazy voices kept ringing through the night sky.

Overnight, the homes of 39 craftsmen in the imperial capital were destroyed, dozens of people were injured or killed, and even the children of craftsmen were tied to wooden frames and paraded through the streets.

And the group that should have maintained order was silent.

The shadow guards that symbolized the will of the Kodzonn Empire never went out because they didn't know who to deal with.

What they faced was a surging will, not a tangible object. Even if the knife in their hands was enough to break steel and stone, it could not destroy the monster that could devour the mind of every normal person.

[Molten Night Riots], this turmoil recorded in the history of Kodzonn lasted for two whole days. There were as many as a hundred violent incidents recorded in the imperial capital. There was no more detailed historical record of what happened in the major city-states in Kodzonn, but I believe... there would be no less than a thousand.

After the Molten Night Riots, Ravenis's ancestors compromised with the magician community. He publicly abolished the preferential treatment that had been announced to the craftsmen, and described it as "too reckless and immature ideas, lack of thinking", and once criticized himself, "I must think twice before making a decision in the future, and never do stupid things again."

Kodzohn's reform failed, and the Molten Night Riots were recorded in history books, but not as a successful case.

In all books that mention the decline of the status of craftsmen, this page can never be turned over, and the history of the Mela craftsmen will be forever frozen here.